Radiator enclosure



'Oct. 2, 1956 J. P. MASCOLO 2,765,120

momma ENCLOSURE Filed Aug. 13, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheec 1 Fig.

John P. Masco/o IN V EN TOR.

Oct. 2, 1956 J. P. MAscdLo RADIATOR ENCLOSURE Filed Aug. 13, 1953 2Sheets$heet 2 Fig. 7

John R Masco/o INVENTOR.

9 BY am wy 25? United States Patent RADIATOR ENCLOSURE John P; Mascolo,Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 13, 1953, Serial No. 374,065

1 Claiin. (Cl. 23778) This invention relates to a radiator enclosure andmore specifically provides for an enclosure that is easily assembled,and it provides a water pan which is positioned over the conventionalradiator and presents a pleasing appearance as a cover and enclosure fora conventional radiator.

An object of this invention is to provide a radiator enclosure which hasno welded parts and may be easily assembled and disassembled.

An important object of this invention is to provide a radiator enclosurewhich has a removable top and a removable water pan positioned over theconventional radiator.

Another object of this invention is to provide a radiator enclosurewhich has removable members which act as a fastening means for thevarious panels of the enclosure and also acts as a support for the waterpan.

A further object of this invention is to provide a radiator enclosurethat may be folded for shipping and one in which the production cost isat a minimum and one in which a pleasing appearance for a conventionalradiator is obtained.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the radiator enclosure of thisinvention showing the device in installed position in a room;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure of Figure 1 with the topremoved showing the details of the front, end, and back members;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal, vertical section taken sub stantially alongsection line 33 of Figure 1 showing details of the top mounting and thewater pan support;

Figure 4 is a fragmental, longitudinal, vertical section takensubstantially along section line 4-4 of Figure 2 showing details of theback member and the ends of the hinge pins and their attachment to theend panels;

Figure 5 is a perspective rear-end View of the front panel showing theinturned edges and the hinge barrels on said edges;

Figure 6 is a perspective, detailed view of the end panels showing thedetails of the inturned edges, the hinge barrels, and the apertures forreceiving the fastening means for the back member and the hooked endportion of the hinge pins; and

Figure 7 is a perspective, detailed view showing one of the rightangular hinge pins having a hooked end portion.

Referring now more specifically to Figures 1 to 3 in the drawings, itwill be seen that the numeral 10 generally designates the radiatorenclosure of this invention positioned over a radiator 12 and setting ona floor 14.

As clearly seen in the drawings, the radiator enclosure ."ice.

10 is composed of a front panel 16 having a reticulated center portion18, a left-hand end panel 20 and arighthand end panel 22, a back anglemember 24- which connects the endpanels 20, 22 and a top'member 26 whichrests on the upper edges of the panels 16, 2'9, and22 and the back anglemember 24. As best seen in Figure 5, the front panel member 16 hasinturned edges 28 along each side and the edges 23 are provided with ahinge barrel 3% adjacent the mid-portion of each edge 28. Each of theend' panels 20 and 22 is composed of a substantially channel-shapedmember with the legs thereof being turned inwardly towards each otherforming edges 32 and On the forward edge 32 is provided-a pair of hingebarrels $6 which are similar to the hinge barrel 36 and spaced apart adistance which is equal to the length of the hinge barrel 3%). The rearedge of the end panels 21' and 22 are provided with upper and lowerapertures 38 and 40 which are adjacent the edge of the panel members 2t?and 22. The back angle member 24 which connects the rear edges 34 of theend members 20 and 22 together has inturned end portions 42 havingapertures therein which meet with apertures 38 and secured thereto bysuitable fastening means such as bolts 44 as clearly seen in Figure 4.As best seen in Figure 2, the front panel 16 and the end panels 20 and22 are connected together by a hinge pin 46 of right angularconfiguration and made of any suitable wire member. The hinge pin 46 hasa vertical leg which extends into the hinge barrels 3t and 36 when theyare in assembled position and a horizontal leg which terminates in ahooked end portion 43 for a purpose described hereinafter.

In assembling the radiator enclosure the front panel 16 and the endpanels 241 and 22 are connected together by placing the hinge barrels 36in alignment with hinge barrels 3t) and inserting the hinge pin 46through the barrels as best shown in Figure 2. The back angle bar member24 is placed across the rear portion between the end members 22 and 2t)and bolts 44 are inserted through the apertures 38 in the rear edges ofthe end panels 243 and 22 and through the downturned ends 42 of themember 24 and the rectangular member now is in assembled position. Thehooked end portions 48 of the hinge pins 46 are positioned in such amanner that they extend across from the hinge barrels 3i) and 36 to therear edge portion 34 of the end panels 26 and 22, and these end portions43 of the hinge pins 46 engage the lower apertures 4b in the rear edges34 of the end panels 22 and 20 in a manner as best shown in Figure 4. Atray-type water pan 50 is supported in the horizontal portion of thehinge pins 45 and it will be readily seen that the tray is rigidlysupported by the action of the hooked end members 48 and the upper edgesof the hinge barrels 36 which act against the horizontal portion of thehinge pins. The water pan 50 may be removed and refilled with water inan obvious manner and the tray is of such a width that it fits betweenthe front edges 32 and the rear edges 34 of the end panels 20 and 22.The top 26 has downturned edges 52 around the periphery thereof and theedges 52 engage the front panel, end panels, and back member to locatethe top 26 and close the top of the rectangular member formed by thefront side and back member.

By removing the top, the Water tray, and the back member 24, anddisengaging the hinge pins the device may be completely disassembled foreasier shipping or storing or the device may be folded by merelyremoving the top, tray, and the back member and pivoting the end panelsabout the hinge pins for easier insertion into a shipping carton. Thedevice may be made of any suitable sheet material such as aluminum, thingauge steel,

or other sheet metal and may be painted any desired color or decoratedin any desired manner.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A radiator enclosure comprising a front panel, two end panels detachablysecured to said front panel by hinge means including barrels andremovable hinge pins which coact with the barrels, a back memberconnecting said end members together with a removable rectangular topresting on the top edges of said panels and back member, said removablehinge pins between the front panel and the end panels being providedwith ofiset horizontal portions, a water pan supported on said portionsand adapted to be heated by a radiator, each of said horizontal portionsterminating in a free hook end portion, said hook end portion of eachhinge pin engaging an aperture in the end panels thereby retaining thehinge pins in the barrels and retaining the barrels in alignment andsupporting the water pan in horizontal position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,678,791 Schram July 31, 1928 1,706,212 Cohen Mar. 19, 1929 1,810,122Blackman June 16, 1931 2,512,662 Marini June 27, 1950

